Spring-motor.



P. MORDEN.

SPRING MOTOR. APPLICATION FILvED OCT. 23| 1916.

:i 249, 990; Patented Dec. 11, 1917.

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Pl-nventor,

Attoreys P. MOBDEN.

SPRING MOTOR.

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SPRING-Moron.

To all whom t may concern.' Y

Be it known that I, PETER MORDEN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Sanilac and State ful Spring-Motor, of which the followingis a specification.

The present invention appertains to prime movers, and aims to provide apower machine deriving its power from springs in a novel manner.

rIt is the object of the invention to provide a spring motor of noveland improved construction for operating an electric generator, churn,washing machine, or'other appliance. Y

Vith the foregoing and other objects in view which will appearv as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed, can be made within thescope of whatV is claimed, without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, whereinFigure 1 is a plan view of the spring motor.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged cross section taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged fragmental detail illustrating one of the spurgears and its ratchet wheel.

The mechanism is carried by a suitable base 1 having the bearings 2through which a transverse shaft 3 is journaled for rotation, and adriving wheel 4 is mounted for rotation upon the shaft 3 and hasexternal gear teeth 5 meshing with a pinion 6 rotatable upon transverseshaft 7 journaled in bearings 8 carried by the base. The pinion 6 has aclutch hub 9 with which a clutch member 10 slidable upon the shaft 7 isengageable, the clutch member 10 being operated bv a hand lever 11 ofany suitable sort. lVhen the clutch member 10 is removed from the clutchhub 9, the pinion 6 rotates loosely upon the shaft 7 without turning it,but when the clutch member is moved into engagement with the clutch hub9, the shaft 7 will be rotated with the pinion 6. Fly wheels 12 and 13are mounted upon the shaft 7 at 1ts opposit`e ends,fand Vva pulleywheel- 14 for the engagement ofl a belt is carried Vby the' shaft '7adjacent to the fly wheel l2,l whereby the power can be transmitted'tothemachine to be operated. A suitableV governor 15 lcan be assembledwith the fly wheel 13 for controllingv the speed ofthe'shaft 7 in anywellknown manner.

The devices foractu'ating the wheel 4 embodyjopposite fra1'ne's16mounted upon the base at opposite sidesof the wheel 4 and having annularseries ofbearings 17 through which short shafts 18 arejournaled forrotation and spurV gears 19 are mounted loosely upon the shafts18`adjacent to they wheel 4 and meshv with internal gear teeth 20 withwhich the rimof Said wheel 4 is provided at ,opposite sides.

Ratchet wheels 21 are keyed or secured upon the shafts 18 next outsidethe spujr gears 19,' and saidspur gears carry spring pressed pawls 22engageable withlthe teeth of the ratchetvvheels, whereby'when theratchet wheels are rotate'd'with the shafts l8 under spring tension, thegears 19 will berotated with the ratchet wheels for rotating the drivingwheel 4. The shafts 18, of

which there may be any number, are rotated by spiral springs 23 havingtheir inner ends secured to the shafts and having their outer endssecured, as at 23', to the frames 16. When the springs are wound up,they tend to rotate the ratchet wheels 21 in the direction of the arrowin Fig. 4, thereby rotating the spur gears 19 to actuate the wheel 4.

In order to wind up the springs, pinions or spur gears 24 of smallerdiameter than the spur gears 19 are keyed or secured upon the outerprotruding ends of the shafts 18 and are coperable with mutilated gearwheels 25 keyed upon the shaft 3 and having series of teeth 26 at spacedpoints and of limited length, the remainder of the peripheries of thewheels 25 being blank. A pulley wheel 27 or other suitable means isattached to one end of the shaft 3 for rotating it to start the machine,and any suitable brake 28 is employed for retarding the rotation of theshaft 3 when this is desired.

A suitable clutch 29 is carried by the shaft 3 for engaging the hub ofthe wheel 4 whereby to rotate the shaft 3 and wheel 4 together when thisis desired, the clutch 29 being actuated by a stem 30 slidable in andprojecting from the shaft 3.

To start the machine, the clutch 29 is released, and the shaft 3 isrotated thereby to ED STATES' PATENTQFFIGE Specification ofLetters-Patent. Patented Dec. 121, 1917. i application mea october23,1916. K `serialno.1271202. l i

.of 'the pinijorls 21.4 .with V*the teeth 26, the

ratchet Wheels 21 rotate. clockwise seen in Fig. 4, and the spur gears19 can rotate in vthe opposite direction Without interference eine' tothe motion ot wheel 4t; Those -pinioiis .24 which are engaged by theteeth 2G, as when the teeth 2.6 move away from .Said milione., are freeto rotate in the opposite ldireetiori'due to the unwinding of thespringe 2,3,W11ereby the gears .19 will .be rotated `by theelhafte 18,to aetuate the Wheel 4.- Thus; the springe of the .t-Wo `Sets are i. iWound up intermittently.duringtherot-atio1i Lof lthe `gea-r Wheels 25,.some lor .the springs being Wound up While the others are 1.1.11-

^ Winding; to aetuate .the VWheel 4- VAfter the ,Springe .have beenWound iup sufiieient'ly, .the lyrzliee'lV 4 .rotating the ,Samedirection as ,the Shaft 3., the clutch 29e-an be thrown in.,

eotliat the eliaft 3 will .be rotated withY the :wheel 4t., thusrotating the gear Wheels 25 .with the Wheel e to continue the Winding up4 of the' springs .as the Wheel 4 rotates, :ma

thus prolonging the loperation of the clinic.

Having Ythus .described the invention, What :ie ,Clarified as new is:-

l- A. .Spring motor embodying a rotatable wheel having ,gear teeth, a.rotatable mutieerie-e of this patent may te obtained for larsneo latedgear, a frame, shafts carried by the frame, gears rotatable upon theshafts and meshing With said teeth, springs for rotating said shafts,means for rotating the gears with the shafts when they are springactuated, pinioris carried by said shafts to be engaged by the mutilatedgear for Winding up the springs, and means for connecting anddisconnecting the first mentioned vgear and Wheel.

2,. A spring motor embodying a frame, a shaft extending through saidframe, a Wheel rotatable upon said shaft, a gear secured and rotatablewith said shaft,`means for connecting said Wheel with the shaft ltorotate therewith, a plurality of shafts carried by the frame, gearscarried by the last mentioned shafts and meshing With said Wheel,springs vbetween the last mentioned shafts and frame for rotating saidshafts, `mea-ns for rotating the last mentioned .gears With the lastmentioned shafts When they are spring actuated, pinions carried by thelast mentioned shafts, the first mentioned gear hai/'ing mutilated teethto mesh With "said pinions for Winding up the springs.

' 1n testimony that 1 ciaimthe'foregoing as my own, I have heretoaffixed my signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

CHAs. L. BELL, A. E. VILLIAMS.

f ive cents each, by addressing the` Commissioner oi Patents,Washington, D. G.

